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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus credit his lawyer with?
(a) Avoiding doing anything at all at the trial.
(b) Making himself look good at Cincinnatus's expense.
(c) Saving him from a worse punishment than beheading.
(d) Making eloquent speeches that accomplish nothing.

2. What does Cincinnatus repeat?
(a) There is nothing in this world.
(b) There is something I know.
(c) All is false and illusory.
(d) There is something missing.

3. Where is Cincinnatus during his meeting with Pierre the day after Marthe's first visit?
(a) On his table.
(b) On his floor.
(c) On his cot.
(d) On his chair.

4. How many children does Marthe have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. What possible consequence of Roman's sickness does the director mention?
(a) Cincinnatus will need to represent himself.
(b) Roman will not be able to deliver a complaint for Cincinnatus.
(c) Roman may not make it to the execution.
(d) Cincinnatus will need a new attorney.

6. What does Pierre tell Cincinnatus that they will do together?
(a) Find a path to spiritual well-being.
(b) Take over the guard towers.
(c) Walk out of the prison to freedom.
(d) Walk up the execution scaffold.

7. Where is the prison located?
(a) In a lake in a valley.
(b) In the middle of the town.
(c) Inside a cavern.
(d) On a mountaintop.

8. What scent does Rodrig spray around the cell?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Honeysuckle.
(c) Roses.
(d) Pine.

9. What time does Rodrig Ivanovich appear?
(a) Exactly at ten o'clock.
(b) Exactly at noon.
(c) Fifteen minues early, at quarter to nine.
(d) Twenty minutes after his scheduled arrival at eleven.

10. What does Rodrig Ivanovich say after Cincinnatus reads the letter?
(a) He says exactly what the letter says, word for word.
(b) He says the opposite of what the letter has told Cincinnatus.
(c) He repeats the letter backwards.
(d) He says not to trust the written word.

11. What does Cincinnatus think is happening when he wakes up the third day?
(a) Cincinnatus thinks it must be time for the execution.
(b) Cincinnatus thinks he must be dreaming.
(c) Cincinnatus thinks he must be about to be freed.
(d) Cincinnatus thinks Marthe must be coming to visit.

12. What is Rodrig Ivanovich holding after Cincinnatus reads the letter?
(a) A desk lamp.
(b) A large apple.
(c) A carving knife.
(d) A wall calendar.

13. What does Diomedon's right leg resemble?
(a) A tree.
(b) A bottle.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A fishing pole.

14. What is the director's attitude toward M'sieur Pierre?
(a) Fawning and complimentary.
(b) Aloof and distainful.
(c) Impartial and uncaring.
(d) Irritated and grumbling.

15. What does the prison director scold the prisoner for doing?
(a) Complaining about the conditions at the prison.
(b) Going out of his cell.
(c) Looking out of the window.
(d) Letting his dinner get cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the letter say Cincinnatus will have to wait for the interview?

2. What is the weather like the day that Cincinnatus receives the letter?

3. What does Marthe's escort keep trying to make her wear?

4. Where does the lawyer take Cincinnatus during their meeting?

5. What does the director say to Cincinnatus after the meeting with Pierre?

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